National Prep Poll
August 24, 2009
National Prep Football Poll - Week 2
By Jamie DeMoney
By Jamie DeMoney
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URBANDALE, Iowa -- Three-time defending Arizona 5A/II champion Centennial (Peoria) thumped reigning Nevada 4A champion McQueen (Reno), 51-20, in the Southwest region's kickoff contest of the season. The impressive win bumped the No. 20 Coyotes up one spot in the first regular season National Prep Poll of 2009.
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The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports journalist Jamie DeMoney with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss-tie records:
| # | School | Record | Note | LW |
| 1. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas | 0-0 | opens Saturday vs. Upper Arlington, Ohio, on ESPN | 1 |
| 2. | Duncan, S.C., Byrnes | 0-0 | seeks seventh state title in eight years | 2 |
| 3. | Miami, Fla., Northwestern | 0-0 | DT Todd Chandler will play at Miami | 3 |
| 4. | Katy, Texas | 0-0 | plays state-ranked North Shore Saturday | 4 |
| 5. | Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville | 0-0 | debuts against regionally ranked St. Ignatius | 5 |
| 6. | Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith | 0-0 | plays Venice, Fla., Friday on ESPNU | 6 |
| 7. | Lakewood, Calif. | 0-0 | DE Justin Utupo headed to Notre Dame | 7 |
| 8. | Bellevue, Wash. | 0-0 | six state titles this decade | 8 |
| 9. | Sammamish, Wash., Skyline | 0-0 | features BYU-bound QB Jake Heaps | 9 |
| 10. | Cedar Hill, Texas | 0-0 | plays area-ranked DeSoto Saturday on ESPN | 10 |
| 11. | Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes | 0-0 | OT Ed Christian will play at Florida St. | 11 |
| 12. | Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder | 0-0 | meets regionally ranked East St. Louis Saturday | 13 |
| 13. | Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep | 0-0 | TE-LB Ryan Cobb committed to Virginia | 14 |
| 14. | Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian | 0-0 | LB Zac Stout bound for BYU | 15 |
| 15. | Allen, Texas | 0-0 | defending 5A/I titlist | 16 |
| 16. | Lakeland, Fla. | 0-0 | Prep Poll champ in 2006 | 17 |
| 17. | Concord, Calif., De La Salle | 0-0 | Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew played here | 18 |
| 18. | Prattville, Ala. | 0-0 | won preseason game, 37-0 | 19 |
| 19. | Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty | 0-0 | defending 4A champ | 20 |
| 20. | Peoria, Ariz., Centennial | 1-0 | whipped defending Nevada 4A champ McQueen, 51-20 | 21 |
| 21. | Dallas, Texas, Skyline | 0-0 | led by Texas A&M-bound LB Corey Nelson | 22 |
| 22. | Jenks, Okla. | 0-0 | Oklahoma recruit Jarrett Lake declared ineligible due to transfer rules | 12 |
| 23. | Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha | 0-0 | Eagles RB Brian Westbrook an alum | 24 |
| 24. | River Ridge, La., John Curtis | 0-0 | coach J.T. Curtis has second most wins all-time | 25 |
| 25. | Charlotte, N.C., Independence | 1-0 | opened with 42-41 nail-biter over Mallard Creek | 23 |
Northeast Region
1.
Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (0-0) (1)
2.
Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (0-0) (2)
3.
Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt (0-0) (3)
4.
Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (0-0) (4)
5.
Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (0-0) (5)
6.
State College, Pa. (0-0) (6)
7.
McKeesport, Pa. (0-0) (7)
8.
Wayne, N.J., Wayne Hills (0-0) --
9.
Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (0-0) (9)
10.
Central Valley, N.Y., Monroe-Woodbury (0-0) (10)
East Coast Region
1.
Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (0-0) (1)
2.
Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (0-0) (2)
3.
Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (0-0) (4)
4.
Charlotte, N.C., Independence (1-0) (3)
5.
Matthews, N.C., Butler (0-0) (5)
6.
Olney, Md., Good Counsel (0-0) (6)
7.
Rock Hill, S.C., South Pointe (0-0) (8)
8.
Hampton, Va., Phoebus (0-0) (10)
9.
Sumter, S.C. (0-0) (7)
10.
Chantilly, Va., Westfield (0-0) (9)
Southeast Region
1.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (0-0) (1)
2.
Miami, Fla., Northwestern (0-0) (2)
3.
Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes (0-0) (3)
4.
Lakeland, Fla. (0-0) (4)
5.
Prattville, Ala. (0-0) (5)
6.
River Ridge, La., John Curtis (0-0) (6)
7.
Miami, Fla., Central (0-0) (7)
8.
Tampa, Fla., Plant (0-0) (8)
9.
Madison, Miss., Madison Central (1-0) (9)
10.
Memphis, Tenn., Memphis University (1-0) --
Midwest Region
1.
Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (0-0) (1)
2.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (0-0) (2)
3.
Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (0-0) (3)
4.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (0-0) (4)
5.
East St. Louis, Ill. (0-0) (5)
6.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Moeller (0-0) (6)
7.
Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (0-0) (8)
8.
Chicago, Ill., Mount Carmel (0-0) (7)
9.
Sterling Heights, Mich., Stevenson (0-0) (9)
10.
Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (0-0) (10)
Midlands Region
1.
Denver, Colo., Mullen (0-0) (1)
2.
Florissant, Mo., Hazelwood Central (0-0) (2)
3.
Sandy, Utah, Alta (1-0) (3)
4.
Blue Springs, Mo. (0-0) (4)
5.
Hutchinson, Kan. (0-0) (5)
6.
Eden Prairie, Minn. (0-0) (6)
7.
Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (0-0) (7)
8.
South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (1-0) (8)
9.
Littleton, Colo., Columbine (0-0) (9)
10.
Iowa City, Iowa, City High (0-0) (10)
Southwest Region
1.
Katy, Texas (0-0) (1)
2.
Cedar Hill, Texas (0-0) (2)
3.
Allen, Texas (0-0) (4)
4.
Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (1-0) (5)
5.
Dallas, Texas, Skyline (0-0) (6)
6.
Jenks, Okla. (0-0) (3)
7.
Tulsa, Okla., Union (0-0) (7)
8.
Round Rock, Texas, Stony Point (0-0) (8)
9.
Garland, Texas (0-0) (9)
10.
Longview, Texas (0-0) (10)
West Coast Region
1.
Lakewood, Calif. (0-0) (1)
2.
Bellevue, Wash. (0-0) (2)
3.
Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (0-0) (3)
4.
Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (0-0) (4)
5.
Concord, Calif., De La Salle (0-0) (5)
6.
Anaheim, Calif., Servite (0-0) (6)
7.
Mission Viejo, Calif. (0-0) (7)
8.
Long Beach, Calif., Poly (0-0) (8)
9.
Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (0-0) (9)
10.
Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison (0-0) (10)
Dropped out: Southeast: No. 10 Nashville, Tenn., Montgomery Bell (1-0-0). FEATS OF THE WEEK: What was the sixth longest current win streak in the nation ended on opening night in Utah. Three-time defending 4A champ Provo, Timpview was upset by Pleasant Grove, 16-10. The Thunderbirds had won 36 straight games, a state record. The nation's longest active winning streak belongs to Smith Center, Kan., with 65 . . . Meanwhile, Red Boiling Springs, Tenn., defeated Oakdale, 28-12, to break a 61-game losing streak that began during the 2002 season . . . The same week his future Hall-of-Fame uncle Brett made national headlines by signing with the Minnesota Vikings, Dylan Favre of Bay St. Louis, Miss., St. Stanislaus opened his senior season. Favre, who threw a state-record 45 touchdown passes last season, had three scoring strikes in a 34-13 blowout of Taylorsville . . . Senior quarterback Bradley Vincent accounted for eight touchdowns -- five throwing and three rushing -- as Fairdale, Ky., routed Louisville, Iroquois, 61-12 . . . No. 20 Peoria, Ariz., Centennial crushed defending Nevada 4A titlist Reno, McQueen, 51-20, at the Barry Sollenberger Kickoff Classic in Reno . . . At the Corky Kell Classic in the Georgia Dome, state-ranked Loganville, Grayson, edged defending Georgia 5A champion Kingsland, Camden County, 14-10 . . . Indianapolis, Cathedral topped Carmel, 7-3, giving Indiana's preseason No. 1 4A team a win over the No. 1 5A team in the state. Copyright 2009 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit Jamie DeMoney begins his 10th year compiling the World Features Syndicate/Associated Press National Prep Poll. He has covered high school sports and recruiting for more than 15 years and compiled the National Prep Poll since 1999. DeMoney has also compiled high school football and basketball rankings for Sporting News, School Sports, and RISE. DeMoney was managing editor of American Football Monthly and assistant national editor of All-Stater Sports/Highwired Sports. DeMoney is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, and a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association. About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff of ESPN RISE compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season. The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first high school football and boys basketball poll to released in the preseason and during each week of the regular season. Criteria considered for the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition. Have something to say about the second National Prep Poll of the football season? Leave your comments and interact with poll editor Jamie DeMoney and other readers by clicking here. No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas 
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No. 2 Byrnes
No. 3 Miami Northwestern
No. 4 Katy
No. 5 Glenville
No. 6 Oscar Smith
No. 7 Lakewood
No. 8 Bellevue
No. 9 Skyline
No. 10 Cedar Hill
No. 11 Lowndes
No. 12 Jenks
No. 13 Elder
No. 14 Don Bosco Prep
No. 15 Oaks Christian
No. 16 Allen
No. 17 Lakeland
No. 18 De La Salle
No. 19 Liberty
No. 20 Liberty
No. 21 Centennial
No. 22 Skyline
No. 23 Independence
No. 24 DeMatha
No. 25 John Curtis Christian
No. 26 Miami Central
No. 27 Servite
No. 28 Plant
No. 29 St. Ignatius
No. 30 Mission Viejo
No. 31 Tulsa Union
No. 32 Long Beach Poly
No. 33 Madison Central
No. 34 Notre Dame
No. 35 Montgomery Bell Academy
No. 36 Bolles
No. 37 West Monroe
No. 38 Dwyer
No. 39 Edison
No. 40 Camden County
No. 41 Pahokee
No. 42 Colerain
No. 43 St. Bonaventure
No. 44 Mainland
No. 45 East St. Louis
No. 46 Mullen
No. 47 Moeller
No. 48 Stony Point
No. 49 South Panola
No. 50 Hazelwood Central
No. 51 Garland
No. 52 Peachtree Ridge
No. 53 Butler
No. 54 Destrehan
No. 55 Good Counsel
No. 56 Longview
No. 57 Evangel Christian
No. 58 North Shore
No. 59 Shiloh Christian
No. 60 Mount Carmel
No. 61 DeSoto
No. 62 Kahuku
No. 63 Hahnville
No. 64 Wheaton Warrenville South
No. 65 Stevenson
No. 66 Bishop McDevitt
No. 67 Rancho Cucamonga
No. 68 Memphis University
No. 69 Alta
No. 70 St. Xavier
No. 71 St. Xavier
No. 72 Hamilton
No. 73 Grayson
No. 74 Chaparral
No. 75 Monsignor Pace
No. 76 Warren Central
No. 77 St. Joseph's Regional
No. 78 Highlands
No. 79 Maine South
No. 80 Bergen Catholic
No. 81 Oceanside
No. 82 Olive Branch
No. 83 Arrowhead
No. 84 State College
No. 85 Oakland
No. 86 Sumter
No. 87 McKeesport
No. 88 Wayne Hills
No. 89 Southlake Carroll
No. 90 Grant
No. 91 Euless Trinity
No. 92 Blue Springs
No. 93 Strongsville
No. 94 South Pointe
No. 95 Hoover
No. 96 WR Northside
No. 97 Westfield
No. 98 Crespi
No. 99 Lakes
No. 100 Hutchinson
No. 101 Eden Prairie
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